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From: ngg@bridge2.ESD.3Com.COM (Norman Goodger)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: New Mac LC: FPU or PMMU possible?
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Date: 18 Oct 90 00:25:08 GMT
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In article <45735@apple.Apple.COM> jordan@Apple.COM (Jordan Mattson) writes:
>In article <2479@ux.acs.umn.edu> clarson@ux.acs.umn.edu (Chaz Larson) writes:
>Dear Chaz -
>  Need to do a little research on this one, it is possible for an FPU to be
>hooked into the LC via the PDS.  In fact, we are encouraging people to examine
>putting a socket for FPUs on to their PDS cards.
>  I don't know if the PMMU can work in the same fashion - will have to see
>what lines you get via the PDS connector, but it might be possible to hook 
>in a PMMU also.
>Jordan Mattson                         UUCP:      jordan@apple.apple.com
>Apple Computer, Inc.                   CSNET:     jordan@apple.CSNET

	Jordan, it would seem to me that if someone created a 030 card
	for the LC, that this could provide MMU and FPU (if added to the
	030 card) for the PDS slot. Do you know of any reason why the
	LC might not be able to support such a card? Anyone else that
	knows the answer can jump right on in..`

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